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Grouper Evolution 1.7.2 Adds JSON, YouTube, HTTPS Support3 Jun 2015 at 4:29pm Grouper Evolution version 1.7.2 is available for download. This version was created to address changes to YouTube's search API. Earlier versions of CaRP Evolution used a YouTube plugin to embed videos in webpages by loading RSS feeds directly from YouTube. YouTube's API now generates JSON documents instead of RSS feeds, so CaRP is no longer...[read more]

CaRP Evolution 4.1 Improves Performance30 Jan 2015 at 3:22pm CaRP Evolution version 4.1 is ready for download. This version improves performance in two ways: By adding support for ETag and Last-Modified HTTP headers. Many webservers will be able to tell CaRP that the feed hasn't changed since CaRP last loaded it, so the content of the feed will be loaded from CaRP's local cache...[read more]

Updates to CaRP Evolution, CaRP/WP and Affiliate Afterburner10 Jan 2015 at 11:17am Updates to CaRP Evolution, CaRP/WP, CaRP's MySQL plugin, and Affiliate Afterburner are ready for download here. Here's what's new and how to update each. CaRP Evolution 4.0.25 In case you noticed that the last update announced was 4.0.21a, the intervening updates were only released as part of BlogRiffer updates, because they were minor tweaks needed...[read more]

Should You Care About Your Website’s Bounce Rate? #BlogRiff 2 of 2016 Dec 2014 at 11:28am I came across a slightly older post this morning from Ricky Dawn discussing the importance (or lack thereof) of website bounce rates. For anyone who isn't familiar with the term, your bounce rate is the percentage of visitors to your site who only view one page. Presumably, once they've seen it, they bounce back to...[read more]

Blog Riffer 2.11.3 Is Ready for Download19 Sep 2013 at 3:47pm Version 2.11.3 of Blog Riffer is ready for download. This version includes the following improvements: Sharing buttons are now enabled by default for new subscriptions. (In case you want to use the sharing buttons with an existing subscription, but missed where the option was located, you can enable them by clicking the gear icon next...[read more]

Blog Riffer version 2.11.219 Jun 2013 at 9:06am Version 2.11.2 of Blog Riffer is ready for download. This version includes the following changes: You can now control the timestamp format in the headline list and content areas. (I like to shorten it in the headline list to make more room for the headline). Fixed the "subscribe" bookmarklet link. Since version 2.9, when it...[read more]

Blog Riffer v2.11.1 Fixes Bugs17 May 2013 at 5:55pm Another day, another update...or two. Following a few bug reports, I've created another update to Blog Riffer that fixes the following issues: When attempting to add multiple Tumblr blogs, later blogs my overwrite the configuration for the earlier ones. After adding a Blogger blog, the name of the blog is not displayed. After deleting a...[read more]

Blog Riffer Version 2.11 Adds Features, Fixes Bug, Removes Posterous17 May 2013 at 10:45am Blog Riffer version 2.11 is available for purchase and download. Changes in this version include: You may now turn the feed name, author name, and timestamp columns on and off in the headline list. When viewing the headlines from a single feed (by clicking the feed name in the headline or folder list), you will...[read more]

Blog Riffer v2.10 Offers Easier Installation, More28 Mar 2013 at 5:16pm Blog Riffer version 2.10 is available for download (and purchase, if you don't already own it :-). Enhancements in this version include: Blog Riffer now offers easier password protection setup. Earlier versions required password protection to be set up using external tools (such as cPanel, or editing .htaccess files). This version supports that method, a...[read more]

Blog Riffer 2.9.3 Updates Twitter, Tumblr Support25 Feb 2013 at 7:01am Blog Riffer version 2.9.3 is ready for download. Issues addressed by in this update include: Twitter recently turned off support for some of their old API features, requiring an update to the code that Blog Riffer uses to add new Twitter accounts. When Twitter account credentials are updated, in some cases, duplicate Twitter account data...[read more]

Blog Riffer 2.9.2 Cleans Up Hung Cron Jobs18 Feb 2013 at 4:51pm Blog Riffer version 2.9.2 (formerly known as SEO Content Factory) is ready for download. Occasionally, when Blog Riffer is updating an RSS feed, the cron job will get stuck and never complete. With this update, on servers that support certain functionality, Blog Riffer will automatically terminate the stuck cron jobs after 10 minutes. To upgrade...[read more]

The 4 ‘N’s of Selling Through Twitter18 Feb 2013 at 3:11pm A while back, I wrote about how to craft an auto-DM for Twitter that isn't spam. In that post, I promised to elaborate on my "4 'N's of Twitter" strategy in a future post. This is that future post. The First 'N' of Twitter: Engage Okay, so the first 'N' doesn't actually start with the...[read more]

I’m an Idiot. Don’t You Be Too.11 Feb 2013 at 2:04pm Hi. My name is Antone, and I have a problem. I am an idiot. (But please, no comments saying "I agree with everything in this post!" :-) This morning, I took a look at the opt-in stats for my mailing lists, and discovered something disturbing. Two of my most important opt-in forms weren't getting any...[read more]

SEO Tip for Apache + WordPress: Use Lowercase Domain Names7 Jan 2013 at 3:24pm A few days ago, I was surprised to see that, according to Google Webmaster Tools, a lot of the pages on several of my sites were marked as “Not Selected” for indexing. Usually, that would indicate duplicate content, or that there are multiple URLs that can be used to access the same pages on your […]

White Hat Crew Blog Gets a Major Makeover7 Dec 2012 at 11:34am As I mentioned in my last post, this blog was in need of a facelift. And today, it's here. (You can see what it used to look like in a screenshot at the end of the previous post.) The goal of the new theme is to reduce distractions, so that you can get right to...[read more]

Say It With White Space27 Nov 2012 at 3:25pm It's been said a million times - your website needs more white space. Judging from how most websites look (including this one! More on that below), it needs to be said a million and one times. I've been thinking a lot recently about how to use white space and related design elements to communicate more...[read more]

Why You Have To Be On Facebook, YouTube, Etc. Or Not.12 Nov 2012 at 9:56am You've heard the argument before: "Facebook is the biggest site on the internet. They get 70 gajillion hits a day. If you're not marketing on Facebook, you're missing out on the biggest traffic opportunity on the internet." You'll hear the same thing about YouTube -- it's the third biggest site on the internet. Therefore, only...[read more]

Are Business Ethics Profitable?6 Nov 2012 at 4:43pm Last July, I posted an article, inspired by Seth Godin, entitled Do Only Cheaters Prosper? Something one of my Twitter followers, Robert Medak, wrote recently brought the question back to mind yesterday. He said: Treating customers ethically and honestly is good for your bottom line, customer retention, and word of mouth advertising. What you are...[read more]

The Secret to Using Auto-DMs on Twitter22 Oct 2012 at 3:47pm The verdict is in on auto-DMs -- those direct messages you receive shortly after following somebody on Twitter. The judge and jury agree: everybody hates 'em. Some people unfollow anyone who sends one. Don't use 'em. But wait...breaking news! The decision has been overturned on appeal! That is, if you know how to write an...[read more]

Thou Shalt Know Thy Customer #BlogRiff 1 of 208 Oct 2012 at 10:29am If marketing had 10 commandments, one of them would be "thou shalt know thy customer". It's not difficult to get a general idea of why this is important. For example, you have to know your customer to know what kind of sales pitch will appeal to them. If your product has two benefits, and most...[read more]

How to Get Your Blog Featured Here4 Oct 2012 at 10:44pm I was thinking today that I'd like to do something for my subscribers -- something to benefit you, and to build some relationships. Those are themes that keep popping up in different ways in a lot of the things I'm doing and reading recently: do a favor, work together, build relationships. Nice ideals. But without...[read more]

Confession: I’m a Flip-Flopping Fauxlower29 Sep 2012 at 10:41am One of my more recent posts on Twitter was “Show me a politician who hasn’t flip-flopped, and I’ll show you a politician who’s still wrong.” Yes, the easiest way to ensure that you’re not always right is to always insist that you’re right. To really be right, you’ve got to be willing to admit that […]

Droplet (Mac OS) for Launching KindleGen28 Jun 2012 at 4:22pm If you use Amazon’s KindleGen program to generate Kindle eBooks on the Mac, I’ve got a little script for you that will enable you to drag-and-drop your source material and run KindleGen automatically, rather than having to open a Terminal window and type filenames and paths on the command line. Copy the following code and […]

What I Don't Like About Mac OS X Lion21 Jun 2012 at 11:42am I recently got a new Mac Mini. I love having so much computer in such a small, quiet package. But I do have a few gripes about changes between Leopard and Lion, mostly having to do with differences between Spaces and Mission Control. First, when I switch between apps (using cmd-tab or by clicking an […]

What I’m Working On: Machine Vision Software29 Dec 2011 at 12:07pm A few months ago, I shifted gears to focus on a few major projects, some of which are outside of the webmaster and marketing tools space that I’d focused primarily on for quite a while. One of those projects is a new website to sell a machine vision software package that I’d done some contracting […]

The Problem With Firefox App Tabs7 Sep 2011 at 11:28am What I like about Firefox’s App Tabs is how narrow they are — just the width of an icon, plus a little padding. What I don’t like about Firefox’s App Tabs is how narrow they are… I use an App Tab for Google+. I’d also be using them for GMail and SEO Content Factory if […]

How to Embed One XML Format in Another25 Jul 2011 at 2:33pm I’ve got an idea I’d like to suggest, but don’t feel inclined to champion right now. So I post it here and either come back to it later, or let someone else run with it. First, a little background. While working on the Atom feed format, one issue we ran into was how to embed […]

Are You a Twitter Dater?13 May 2011 at 11:34am What kind of Twitterer are you? Today, @RyanHealy asked: If somebody isn’t following back, does that influence whether you unfollow them or not? My first reaction was, “no, I follow people to read their tweets, not for the follow back.” I’ve always felt that unfollowing someone just because they don’t follow you back proves that […]

Is There Room in Internet Marketing for an Honest Guru?11 Jan 2011 at 1:51pm Yesterday, Joel Comm published a post titled Where is the Integrity in Internet Marketing on his blog. I feel compelled to respond. Joel recently announced that he’s stepping back a bit from the “guru” role. I sense some of his reason for reduced involvement in this post. He writes: It wasn’t until a couple years […]

Bad Form, eBay! Bad Form!2 Dec 2010 at 9:27pm I got an email from eBay today. The subject line was “don’t disappoint them – get the hottest toys”. I understand that marketers want to tap into emotions to motivate people to buy. And that’s okay. Up to a point. Let’s make eBay’s message a little more explicit: “If you don’t buy everything your kids […]

How Very Ironic of You, SpamArrest…2 Dec 2010 at 1:30pm I got another of those emails from SpamArrest today asking me to verify that one of the emails to my mailing list wasn’t spam. This time, something on SpamArrest’s website struck me as ironic, if not downright hypocritical. SpamArrest is a whitelisting service — they block email from anyone who the recipient hasn’t opted in […]

How To Become An Authority In Your Field12 Oct 2010 at 11:47am I read an excellent article on How to Become an Authority In Your Field today. It’s a guest post by Leigh Peele on Yaro Starak’s blog. Here are my comments on the 6 keys she mentions (I won’t cover all of them — click the link above to get the rest): 1. Go the extra […]

GAP Logo Flip-Flop Inspires Kneejerk Reporting12 Oct 2010 at 8:25am Last week, the GAP unveiled a new logo to a fairly negative reception. Personally, I think they deserved the backlash — the new logo was generic and unmemorable. Yesterday, they abandoned the new logo and reverted to the old one. This morning, Econsultancy reported the news: But did Gap make the right decision by ditching […]

The Danger of Following Anti-Gurus8 Oct 2010 at 10:11am A few days ago, I posted about the Danger of Following Gurus. Today, I need to expand on that a little. A firestorm has been brewing around a group of the Old Gurus who call themselves “The Syndicate”. Jason Jones, a.k.a. The Salty Droid got his hands on a recording of two of them discussing […]

The Danger of Following Gurus5 Oct 2010 at 2:21pm The big gurus of internet marketing have amassed large fortunes and learned a lot along the way. So how could it be dangerous to follow them? Let’s ignore the question of whether they’re stringing you along, giving you just enough information to keep you coming back for more each time they launch a new product, […]